Accelerated Resolution Therapy has changed countless lives by helping people rapidly move beyond trauma. If you or someone you know is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) or trauma symptoms, please contact ART International ... | Read More

Anger is one of the hardest emotions to come to terms with. It is an emotion that is, for the most part, rejected by society and instilled from very early on, to be avoided or suffer the consequences (rejection, being ‘frozen’ out or receive ... | Read More

By Yujia Ding
I was told by one of my parents that I need to take better care of my service dog, to treat him well. Better care? Treat him well? I like to think I take extremely well care of both my dogs, my service dog and my rescue pup.
This ... | Read More

By Christian Benedetto Jr.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not the fault of our children, but it’s important to talk about it with our kids. Just as you must live with it and deal with it, so must they. It makes sense to explain some ... | Read More

By Amy Morin
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common issues I encounter in my therapy practice. Whether it's an adult who narrowly survived a serious car accident, or a child who endured abuse, the consequences of ... | Read More

By Kerry Keating
Relationships can be challenging by themselves, but dating someone with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be even more taxing and sometimes quite confusing. I have been a nurse for 25 years and have had experiences dealing ... | Read More

By Mary Fakhoury
Where do I begin?
Who do I turn to?
Where do I look?
What now?
These are often questions that linger around trauma.
You see, facing the world after trauma is pretty terrifying. It’s hard. It is so unbelievably hard. It’s scary ... | Read More

By Amy Morin
The ancient Greeks recognized the connection between the mind and the body. It's taken a long time for Western medicine to adopt this notion, yet science continues to prove—over and over again—that there's a strong link between our ... | Read More

By Juliette Virzi
When you live with a health condition, oftentimes there are some unwanted — or “embarrassing” — symptoms you have to learn to live with. This is something many people who live with anxiety are familiar with.
Maybe you “flake ... | Read More

By Alejandra Maria
Just when we think life is going our own way — the sun is shining, the skies are blue and the birdsong reminds us it’s great to be alive — something happens and we are reminded that our happiness in life can be tenuous at best. ... | Read More

by Mark Manson
There’s no class in high school on how to not be a shitty boyfriend or girlfriend. Sure, they teach us the biology of sex, the legality of marriage, and maybe we read a few obscure love stories from the 19th century on how not to ... | Read More

By Liz Zemlicka
This is what my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) looks like:
It’s 4 a.m. I am still awake. My brain won’t shut off and my thoughts are racing so fast, I can’t catch them. I sit up on the edge of the bed and cry quietly so I ... | Read More

A girl like this went through so much in her life and all the things that happened to her will always be a part of her. That means she needs a man who will be there for her. She needs someone who will fight for her and not with her. She needs a man ... | Read More

PTSDJournal’s Invisible Wounds Conference included three panel discussions on various topics related to trauma and military adjustment to civilian life. Past National Commander of Disabled American Veterans Dave Riley and West New York ... | Read More

By Boyd Patterson
As a survivor, you well know the intense feelings associated with PTSD. They rise like tidal waves and crash into your day, washing away all self-control. In those moments of sudden crisis, helpful information about PTSD acts ... | Read More

Episode 14 of the #VApodcast features Marine Veteran Christian Benedetto.
Christian Benedetto was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in November 2013. In the nearly 25 years that have passed since his military service with the ... | Read More

PTSDJournal Founder, Christian Benedetto, Jr., is named a Prudential Hero Among Us during a NJ Devils game on Military Appreciation Night at the Prudential Center.
The National Anthem sung by United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer ... | Read More

By ANG SANTOS • OCT 6, 2017
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is often associated with military personnel, first responders, and others whose livelihood puts them in dangerous situations. A US Department of Veterans Affairs study shows one in two ... | Read More

CHRISTIAN BENEDETTO JR. REPRESSED HIS PTSD UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. NOW HE’S A RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS COPING WITH THE DISORDER.
By Nick DiUlio
Illustrations by Dung Hoang
By almost every measure the party was a grand ... | Read More

PTSDJournal's Invisible Wounds Conference held at Rutgers-Newark campus shed a light on Veterans dealing with trauma. Iraq veteran Chris Krieger and David Riley, past commander of the Disabled American Veterans, are two panelists who participated in ... | Read More

There is no shame in struggling with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). If you’re currently experiencing PTSD symptoms or feel the weight of PTSD stigma, here are five tips that will hopefully make life a little easier:
1. Remind yourself that ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
To those who don’t struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the following things may sound like common sense. But these are seven things I wish someone had told me, because I didn’t realize these things ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
If you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these may seem painfully familiar to you. If you don’t have PTSD, these may help you understand those of us who do live with it.
1. You may wake up tired every day — ... | Read More

PTSDJournal held its first Invisible Wounds Conference on the campus of Rutgers-Newark in the Paul Robeson Center. The day-long discussion consisted of three 90-minute panels focused on Domestic Violence, Urban Impact and Military Adjustment. The ... | Read More

I have heard some of the most offensive and awfully insensitive comments, questions and statements about my PTSD and PTSD in general. Here are just a few:
1. Can’t you just get over it?
No. We can’t just “get over it.” We can learn to deal ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
Life can be hard and unfair; the sooner you realize and accept this fact, the easier it gets. So, here are a 25 quotes to assist you on your journey with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
1. “You are stronger than ... | Read More

From the outside looking in, most people would never peg me as someone with a mental illness. I’ve run my own successful business for 13 years, have a big social media fan base, tons of great reviews, have been married to the same man who is my best ... | Read More

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reported that the suicide rate among teenage boys and girls in the United States is climbing, according to Time.
Researchers analyzed the suicide rate over the past 40 years and found an alarming ... | Read More

There’s a stigma around talking out loud to yourself. Most people think this is a sign of craziness, when really, research found that it’s a good way to calm yourself down, the New York Post reports.
Researchers from Michigan State University and ... | Read More

Depression and unhappiness can develop from big events such as the loss of a loved one or a job, but small habits can impact daily mood and perpetuate depression, Time reports.
Below are 12 habits that negatively impact your mental health and ... | Read More

A new study finds that the picture-based social media app Instagram may help determine whether or not a user is depressed, USA Today reports.
Professors from Harvard University and the University of Vermont teamed up to conduct this study. They ... | Read More

A new study indicates that there is a rise in the amount of American women who suffer depression and smoke during pregnancy, US News reports.
The researchers who conducted this study looked at data provided by pregnant women in an annual ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
If you don’t live with post-traumatic stress disorder or have never experienced panic attacks, here are some things you might not know — but I’d like you to:
1. Everything matters, no matter how small. A trigger is ... | Read More

According to Veterans Affairs, there has been a sharp increase in the amount of veterans receiving disability payouts due to post-traumatic stress disorder over the last ten years, Navy Times reports.
The VA reported that in 2008, there were ... | Read More

A new app will connect veterans with other veterans to talk through trauma, Mashable reports.
Many veterans experience trauma in combat, which can lead to mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain ... | Read More

Depression is a very serious mental illness that often goes unnoticed for years. People with concealed depression are battling demons within themselves all on their own. They are not sharing their struggles and do not want to burden those around ... | Read More

The psychiatric epidemiologist at Harvard University holds academic appointments at the Miami VA healthcare system, the University of Miami School of Medicine, and serves on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Traumatic Stress.
What ... | Read More

Vietnam veterans of the Vietnam War have not experienced the same level of PTSD as American soldiers. Could each country’s culture explain the difference?
By Dr. Edward Tick
Jim did not want to go to war. But in 1968, like several million ... | Read More

At Prudential, Hiring Veterans Is Like Good Insurance. They’re Reliable And Worth Every Penny.
By Wayne Rose
Vivienne Nguyen earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California-Berkley. She then went on to get a law degree from Hofstra ... | Read More

Find Healing in Yoga
By Tresca Weinstein
J.L. Pizarro wears a silver bracelet with the engraving “Doc, Thank You.” It was given to him by several of the countless soldiers whose lives he saved during his deployment as a combat medic during ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
We painted our faces
We cut off our hair
We lived like a noble nomad tribe
We hunted in packs
We took care of each other
We traveled light
We ate what we could
We called each other Brother
We prayed each ... | Read More

According to a new study, being generous to others is more likely to make you feel better longer than spending money on yourself, Metro reports.
Researchers at the University of Zurich conducted a small study with 50 participants to examine how ... | Read More

Just as certain habits and lifestyle changes can help manage anxiety, some can worsen it as well, Bustle reports.
Below are 11 simple, everyday behaviors that may be enhancing your anxiety.
Not leaving the house
Sometimes a lazy day inside ... | Read More

A new study at the University of California San Diego Health shows post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have a physical, not just psychological, effect on the brain, Huffington Post reports.
PTSD is a mental health disorder most commonly ... | Read More

By Christian M. Benedetto Jr.
These are six misconceptions about living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):
1. All wounds are visible.
It sounds so simple, we have all heard it over and over again, but people don’t seem to get it. ... | Read More

What is it and Does it Help? Finding Support is Key to Battling PTSD
By Sharon Picone
Origin: What is Mindfulness Meditation?
It’s interesting that the Sanskrit word for mindfulness is dharma, which means “lawfulness” (as in the law of ... | Read More

After Being Arrested And Considered A Potential Terrorist, Affraz Mohammed’s Life Fell Apart. To Put Things Back Together, All He Needed Was For Someone To Listen.
By Christine Graf
In August 2002, Affraz Mohammed was a 26-year-old corporal ... | Read More

Hiking, swimming and rafting. Sounds like fun, right? For these veterans it's a therapeutic blend to recovery.
By Christine Graf
When Margery Hermann saw the “disgraceful” way Vietnam veterans were treated upon returning home from war, she ... | Read More

Through the powerful tenor of voices, this performance is one to hear about life after war.
By Evan Bleier
When life hands you lemons, they’ll tell you, you’re supposed to make lemonade.
Since life kept the lemons and instead gave Sgt. ... | Read More

A Teenager Survives A Tragic Car Crash, Then Uses Her Life To Help Others Avoid “Distracted” Driving.
By Christine Simoes
Twenty-one-year-old Bailey Wind has spent the last four years learning to live what she calls her “new normal.” She was ... | Read More

New York took a major step towards legalizing medical marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), New York Daily News reports.
On Tuesday, the New York state Senate, which is controlled by a Republican majority, passed a ... | Read More

Social anxiety is a type of anxiety that causes people who suffer from it to struggle in social settings. While social interaction is important for mental well-being, it can be a source of stress for people with social anxiety disorder. Bustle ... | Read More

Anxiety can cause a variety of hardships and discomfort for the millions of people who suffer from it, but there are ways to treat it, including natural remedies, Reader’s Digest reports.
Below are ten ways to naturally alleviate your anxiety ... | Read More

A Former Marine’s Dream Is To Show A Wounded Soul Can Be Healed
By Lindsey Henry
Brett Smith is a Marine, retired police officer, and currently an actor. His latest profession drives him to highlight his first one in a positive ... | Read More

As Miss USA, Deshauna Barber Used Her Beauty And Strength To Support Veterans.
By Connie Aitcheson
Most beauty contestants struggle during the interview portion of the contest, especially one as big as Miss USA. Not Deshauna Barber. When ... | Read More

By Christian Benedetto, Jr.
Much like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, where you earn badges, it would be interesting if we did the same for those of us with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I know I would have a few hundred badges by now, but ... | Read More

By Christian Benedetto, Jr.
My post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) requires so much energy and planning to manage on a daily basis. But who am I kidding? It’s often hourly and sometimes minute by minute. For me, it’s basically a full-time job with ... | Read More

Media representation affects the self-esteem and overall mental health of consumers. New research confirms that plus-size models are better for our mental health than thinner models, Huffington Post reports.
Researchers from Florida State ... | Read More

The U.S. Army recently approved a study on the effectiveness of an anesthetic shot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, Fox News reports.
This anesthetic injection is known as stellate ganglion blocks and has been used to help ... | Read More

Instagram is the worst social media app for young people’s mental health, CNN reports.
The study, conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health in the United Kingdom, sought to discover how social media platforms affect young people, their ... | Read More

MDMA – more commonly known by its party-name ecstasy – is continuing to demonstrate serious potential as a possible form of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to Fortune.
The illicit substance was approved for Phase 3 ... | Read More

Oscar-winning actress Emma Stones joins the ranks of celebrities opening up about their mental health struggles by discussing her anxiety, Huffington Post reports.
Stone paired up with the Child Mind Institute in a new video where she discusses ... | Read More

Mental health affects many people across the globe, but the stigma against struggling with mental health issues and seeking help to manage it remains. Since May in Mental Health Awareness month, Huffington Post explored important numbers to know ... | Read More

People gamble for a variety of reasons; for fun and excitement, to socialize, leave their stress and negative emotions behind for a while, or to win. For the most part, players have no problem controlling their urge to play all the time or the ... | Read More

Bad boys wreak havoc on our lives, our bodies and our brains. The reasons we love bad boys, toxic people and emotionally unavailable partners are not just emotional and psychological – they are downright biochemical.
The truth of the matter is, our ... | Read More

Anxiety has been widely regarded as a very negative condition that tends to ruin people’s everyday simple pleasures and renders them incapable of facing new challenges. In short, anxiety is commonly associated with being a purely negative ... | Read More

Depression affections roughly 20 million people in the United States, but early signs and symptoms vary for each person. Everyday Health discusses 10 signs to keep on your radar.
Fatigue or Lack of Energy
Everyone feels tired or lethargic ... | Read More

Doctors are exploring Botox as the next frontier of depression and possibly social anxiety treatment, CBS News reports.
There are a variety of methods that can help manage depression and anxiety treatment. Certain lifestyle habits, meditation, ... | Read More

Often times it’s pretty hard to see the boundaries between emotional stress – an almost daily disease for many people – and PTSD, that is posttraumatic stress disorder.
What Is PTSD?
Both diseases affect the way the patient ... | Read More

In recent years, we have seen more and more celebrities opening a national dialogue on mental health, some even discussing their own struggles. NBA star Steph Curry joins the league of celebrities involved in the mental health conversation through a ... | Read More

Migraines plague many people with debilitating pain and now new research suggests that these pulsating headaches are also linked to anxiety, Teen Vogue reports.
Research from the University of Toronto recently found that people who suffer from ... | Read More

Just as your lifestyle choices can help you manage your anxiety, some choices and bad habits can also contribute to and worsen your anxiety. Cheat Sheet discusses 13 habits that are intensifying your anxiety.
Skipping meals
Blood sugar levels ... | Read More

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is now the most common cause of disability and other health issues throughout the globe, Self reports.
From 2005 to 2015, depression rose more than 18 percent, the organization said in a ... | Read More

Sleep is critical to overall health, but some night’s we just can’t get enough sleep or can’t get good sleep. When that happens, use these nine tips from Huffington Post to help yourself recover from a bad night’s sleep.
Eat as soon as you wake ... | Read More

New research shows that napping is linked to higher levels of happiness, The British Journal reports.
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. These researchers studied more than 1,000 participants, who rated ... | Read More

Quality sleep is critical to our overall health so it is important to be aware of our sleep patterns and to note when we are consistently not getting enough sleep. NDTV reports on eight signs of sleep deprivation to help readers understand the ... | Read More

Anxiety disorders affect millions of Americans each year, and stress affects all of us. Nowadays, people turn to Google when they have questions so Medical Daily found the eight most popular Google searches regarding stress and anxiety.
These ... | Read More

PTSD | The Mighty Partnership | PTSDJournal
We're thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front of The Mighty's wide-reaching readership. We will now have our own growing home page on The Mighty and appear on many ... | Read More

Being a teenager is difficult, and it’s getting harder as the world becomes more complex, Huffington Post reports. Because of this, it’s important for teens and their parents to know about teen depression, anxiety disorders, and overall mental ... | Read More

Earlier this month, Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen wrote an essay about her experience with post-partum depression, Huffington Post reports.
The essay appears in this month’s edition of women’s magazine Glamour, which has Teigen on its ... | Read More

New research finds that people with anxiety and depression have a harder time healing after surgery, Forbes reports.
The study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, observed roughly 177,000 patients undergoing at least one of the following ... | Read More

Depression manifests differently depending on a person’s age, Huffington Post reports.
Signs of depressions – a mental health condition that affects about 350 million people – are not the same for each age demographic. How depression looks at ... | Read More

Millions of people in the United States have an anxiety disorder and share common symptoms. Some symptoms, however, are not as easy to identify as effects of anxiety. Paste Magazine discusses seven lesser-known, interesting ways anxiety can affect ... | Read More

New research shows that the brain chemical dopamine, which is linked to happiness, is directly related to social bonding, Hindustan Times reports.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that affects a variety of functions within the body. There are ... | Read More

A new study indicates that expectant and new dads also experience depression, not just moms-to-be, WebMD reports.
The study, conducted by researchers in New Zealand, suggests that depression surrounding pregnancy is not uncommon in men, but that ... | Read More

By Amy Glenn
Christian Benedetto, Jr. is a community man.
Whether the community is family, Marines, the military writ large, fellow PTSD sufferers, or his home state of New Jersey, Benedetto is a committed, creative, and steadfast ... | Read More

Most people are prone to believe that depression is a symptom of sadness raising after a traumatic event in life. That’s actually one possible explanation to certain situations and conditions – but this is not definitely the only ... | Read More

We have more control of our lives than we realize – so much so that we can consciously choose happiness. Entrepreneur discusses five ways to do just that.
Watch the way you think
Our thoughts breed our feelings, which breed our habits. If we ... | Read More

Anxiety affects millions of people and can be crippling to some, so Buzzfeed Health spoke to therapists about how to manage the disorder.
Understand anxiety
There are many misconceptions and misunderstandings about anxiety – even people with ... | Read More

Research indicates that a significant percentage of veterans who fought in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), some with lasting effects, Washington Top News reports.
According to a federal study from the ... | Read More

The clinical trial studying marijuana as an effective post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment method began on Monday, Army Times reports.
According to a press release from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the ... | Read More

There are many misconceptions about mental health disorders, but one of the most common is the incorrect idea that anxiety is just nervousness. Bustle explains six ways having anxiety is acutely different than feeling nervous.
Licensed ... | Read More

It is crucial to our mental health, decision-making processes, and life to find ways to manage and reduce stress, Reader’s Digest reports. Below are 15 ways to reduce your stress in five seconds.
Take a deep breath
Stress often affects our ... | Read More